Principles of health — what is it?

Principles of health — what is it?

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 28) -- After being a patient at our clinic for a little while or reading my weekly articles, you'll probably realize that chiropractic represents a very different approach to ensuring amazing health and wellness. And that your health is based on 4 important and profound principles

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Adapting to the new reality of retirement

Adapting to the new reality of retirement

MALTA (Feb. 26) -- In light of the recent, ongoing recession and the impact it has had on most people, we have done some extensive reading on the subject of retirement security. This, combined with seeing first-hand many different retirees in our office, we have come up with some thoughts about plan

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Clifton Park's Tighe named Campus Leader

Clifton Park’s Tighe named Campus Leader

ALBANY (Feb. 26) -- Clifton Park native Amy Tighe, a junior majoring in public policy at the University at Albany, has been selected to participate in the 2010 Campus Leaders Today, Community Leaders Tomorrow (CLT2) program. CLT2 helps college students across the country learn the leadership and

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Remove snow carefully to avoid back pain

Remove snow carefully to avoid back pain

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 25) -- Look out the window, it's February in upstate New York ... are you surprised to see over a foot of snow? For some the emotion experienced from this sight is excitement (school closings, sledding, snow men, etc.); for others it's sadness (shoveling, shoveling, low back pain,

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Adventures and dreams inspire author's works

Adventures and dreams inspire author’s works

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 24) -- When she was little, Masha Hamilton had 2 goals: to be a writer and to have a lot of adventures. So far she has managed to do both -- and she's not done yet. Hamilton spent years as a foreign correspondent, including stints in the Middle East, Moscow and Afghanistan.

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Shen HS students win $77K environmental grant

Shen HS students win $77K environmental grant

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 22) -- A great idea, perfect timing and a strong team effort enabled Shenendehowa high school students to win a $77,137 grant to set up a composting program for the school district. The program aims to start in the high schools by getting students and teachers to dump their bio

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Are you poisoning your kids?

Are you poisoning your kids?

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 21) -- How many of you have felt uneasy about the amount of soft drinks your children consume each day? If your intuition has given you internal "warnings," you are correct. As a chiropractor who has taken care of hundreds of children over the past 5 years and done extensive re

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Authentic Irish cooking for St. Patrick's Day

Authentic Irish cooking for St. Patrick’s Day

HALFMOON (Feb. 18) -- If you're looking for some traditional Irish food this St. Patrick's Day, skip the corned beef and cabbage. The dish -- like the St. Patrick's Day parade -- is an American invention. It was created by immigrants, likely in New York or Boston. Back in the old sod, beef would

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Chiropractor offers free care for veterans

Chiropractor offers free care for veterans

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 18) -- Being in the armed forces can be tough on the body. Wearing body armor in a combat zone, carrying heavy equipment and even dealing with combat injuries. But even the behind the lines, jobs can be difficult. Computer and administrative work can be tough on the back and ar

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Is arthritis the cause of your pains?

Is arthritis the cause of your pains?

CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 17) -- We all see the commercials on television that tell you to take this medication or use that pain-relieving cream for joint or muscle pain caused by arthritis. But is your pain due to arthritis? Many people believe that arthritis causes pain. This is not necessarily true!

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